The Labor enquirer., 1887-05-07

These questions vin bs found below and
Mr.. PovdsFly is notified that the columns
Of the EnouIHls are at his free disposal
| for q candid answer 10 them.
This public answer IL asked, and at this
time, because for months, private letters
and ofacial resolutions demanding such
answers have gone from K. Of L. Assem-
blies In Colorado TO Mr.. Powderly and
have remained uHANswHRED AND IGNORED.
THE QUESTIONS.
I. What were the terms and agree
ments upon which the boycott upon the
Duryea Starch Co. was Gifted" and Why
was THO. +. Cuxo driven out of the X,
OF LIZ
2. For what reason were you inactive
in the great telegraphers' strike and why
did Il not receive your hearty support
8. For what reason were you cold and
unsympathetic in. the great Southwest
strike and-why was 1t that when armed as
sassins shot down your brother knights
in cold blood on the 81. Louis bridge that
you did not use the whole resources of the
order 10 see, at least, that their murderers
were punished, instead Of ignoring the
whole matters Why was it that you turn
ed your batteries against MARTrN Irons in
stead of JAY GouLDs
1. Why was it that you ordered "off "
the strike Of the Chicago pork packers
against Armour, when there were two MEM
bers Of the executive board sent from the
general assembly in session and charged
with full authority, which two members
had the strike pon when your order Gamer
o. Why was II that you subsequently
denounced the boycott placed by the Chi
cago districts upon Armour's goodsf
8. Why is that while saying you are
opposed to the boycott, You encourage
any boycott Of D. A. 40 (for instance the
N. Y. Sun and the Fifth Avenue R. r., or
any boycott upon labor papers that have
dared criticise your
Z. Why is it that while saying You are
opposed to strikes you encouraged the re-
cent sympathetic" and silly strike Of D.
A, 40 among the freight handlersf
8. Why, sir, did you not publicly de-
nounce the explosions Of dynamite which
occurred in that strike on the steamers OF
the "Old Dominion" liner
Q. Did you not salute with uplifted hat
the red flags carried in the great process
sion Of the Central Labor Union of New
York, September, few years ago when
you stood with SwrNros, BLrssxRr and
GKoRax as its committee of reviewi
10. We're You not member of the 30
cialist-Labor Party and did you not hold
a red card of membership thereini
IL. Do you not KNOW that the red flag
does not signify bloodshed, but on the con-
trary means the international uniAcation
Of the workers Of all lands and that its
color typifes that the blooa of all men Ii
J equally red and no mans blood is "blueT
IL. Knowing this did you not publicly
say that you "had no sympathy for any
J man who Haunted the accursed red flag
} symbol of blood and destructions"
13 Do and did you not know that the
screeds Of the capitalist press concerning
this flag and its meaning were LIES de-
signed to prejudice and enrage the igno
: rant against the labor movcmentS II yor
shall answer "Yea," then WHY did yor
Join in the circulation Of THIS LIEs
II. Do you believe in the doctrines
taught by Henry George in Progress ant
Povertys"
10. II so why do you antagonize then
and endeavor to prevent their being do
bated in the local assembliesY II no
what did you mean by that celebrated let
, ter of youe published in the irish Rorl'
! and endorsing George just before Rober
ID. Layton left the Secretaryship of tn
: X. of l.. "under cloudf"
r l6. Ifyou did not really mean what yo'
said in that letter, or otherwise, was tha
: letter written in order to throw dust in tn
= eyes of the radicals" and convince then
that you knew nothing of or had nothinl
to do with Laytons peculiar transactions
IL. Il II not true that after Layton
> retirement" from the Secretaryship tina
q he again entered the employ Of the ''Stand
ard Oil Company. Is it not true tina
you are still secretly on good terms will
, him and that he is one Of your arden
$ supportersr
~. Why is 1t that you have not uset
. your official position, as expected by tn
membership, to curb some of the gigantic
nonopolies that oppress our people, h
. vindicate oppressed workers and 70 en-
fcfee the laws as they stands
Why did you not hire attorneys to pros
ecute the murderers Of the st. Louis stri
kers, the Milwaukee workers, the little bo,
shot by the Pinkertons in Jersey Citys
Why when appealed to BY 5000 Knights
in Washington Territory and Oregon did
you not hire BurLER to prosecute Gov
SourRrs Of Washington Territory for his
murder Of your Brother Stewart and the
Seattle massacre!
10. Was not A. R. Parsons Of Chicago
a brother Knight in good standingf And
have you not sworn TO protect his life, in.
terest, reputation and familys
20. Why did You not step to the front
to defend his helpless wife whom he was
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